#haicrescendo

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Fighting Evil by Moonlight by Haicrescendo 

[Zuko meets a boy in a mask at two a.m. and falls off his roof.

Which is ridiculous, because he hasn’t actually fallen off a roof in years, not without help of a more villainous kind. But no—this kid pops up out of fucking nowhere and Zuko, like a fucking idiot, jumps out of his skin like a scalded cat. Ledge in one hand, the other fumbling for the tonfa at his hip…like a fucking idiot.

Thank god June is not here, or Zuko would never hear the end of it.]

Or,

The superhero AU that nobody asked for.

Image source: Nelson Ndongala, Unsplash

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Chapters: 4/4 Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Sokka/Zuko (Avatar) Characters: Sokka (Avatar), Zuko (Avatar) Additional Tags: Bedsharing, idiots to lovers, the pining, There Was Only One Bed, stargazing as metaphor, when you go on a road trip and come back in love with your bff, Sokka is a Bisexual Disaster, zuko is just a disaster, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, tags to be added as applicable, aesthetic americana, living vicariously through two idiots, low key an open love letter to the national parks system, an ode to the pacific northwest, unrealistic expectations for a homoerotic road trip, Underage Drinking, nobody gives a shit in publix, you could literally buy some Mary Jane in the middle of a publix and nobody would blink, flagrant lies about how old you have to be to rent a room in the keys, fade to black sexual content, discussions of consent, hakoda has known for years that his son’s best friend is his future son-in-law, he’s just waiting for his idiot kid to realize it too Summary:

[Zuko calls at three in the morning and says, tears in his voice and rage through his teeth, “I want to run away.”

It’s Sokka’s turn to carry the brain cell in his household but he doesn’t waste a second before he’s saying, “Tell me when and where—I’m coming too.”]

Or,

A road trip AU featuring two teenage disasters, abusing Ozai’s credit card, and A Lot Of Sea Lions.

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It does not occur to Fire Lord Zuko, not even a little bit that he can, in fact, foist the infant off onto somebody else. Literally anybody else. He’s the Fire Lord, he could hand the child over to Gou and the man would be legally obligated to change his job title to babysitter.

Zuko sometimes forgets he’s the Fire Lord now (chp. 1)

For Hearth And Home by Haicrescendo (AO3) Avatar: The Last Airbender – General #Fire Lord Zuko is doing his best #Disordered Eating #Gentle and Well-Intentioned Manipulation #Tiny children are delightful #and also horrifying #Sleep deprivation #Overworking #Self Care #Learning to care for yourself through caring for others

[There’s a child underneath Fire Lord Zuko’s desk.

He doesn’t realize this until he sits down and tiny hands wrap themselves around his ankles, and Fire Lord Zuko definitely does not shriek and backpedal away at the unexpected touch.

He definitely does do that but Gou, the single guard he’s agreed to let shadow him, is kind enough not to mention it.]

Or,

In which Fire Lord Zuko is a total mess and somehow people manage to love him for it anyway.

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Lu Ten & Zuko, Iroh & Lu Ten Characters: Lu Ten, Zuko (Avatar), Iroh (Avatar), Ursa (Avatar), Ozai (Avatar), Agni (Avatar) Additional Tags: oops it's definitely child abuse, lu ten did not sign up for htis, except that techinically he did, thats like a whole plot point, A Ghost Story, or maybe a love story, but not romantic love because uh NO, in which lu ten is prince suko's aggressively protective guardian spirit, Regicide, Patricide, Discussion of Genocide, a lot of 'cides, Miscarriage, Child Loss, trauma-based selective mutism, tiny zuko is trying his best, lu ten has no chill, agni does not help with this, agni is kind of a dickhead, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Canon has been taken out back and shot, made up spirituality, canon-typical imperialism, somehow everything is horrible and yet this still manages to be soft as hell, in which lu ten will do literally anything for his little cousin, Podfic, Podfic & Podficced Works, Podfic Length: 1-1.5 Hours Summary:

[“Are you dead?” Are the first words that come out of Zuko’s mouth. Lu Ten winces. He’s barely adjusted to the idea himself, but he still wasn’t expecting Zuko to reach that conclusion so fast. He can’t lie to him.

He nods.

“I am.”

“But you’re real.”

“Yeah. Real dead.”

He tries for a joke but Zuko bursts into tears instead.]

Or,

Lu Ten makes a promise, Lu Ten dies. Lu Ten comes back.

Podfic of Equivalent Exchange by @sword-and-stars

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MASS TIME ACCELERATION by haicrescendo | 4/4 chapters

RATING && TAGS: Teen and Up Audiences // alternate universe — modern setting + roadtrip au + friends to lovers + fluff + pining!sokka + getting together

SUMMARY

[Zuko calls at three in the morning and says, tears in his voice and rage through his teeth, “I want to run away.”

It’s Sokka’s turn to carry the brain cell in his household but he doesn’t waste a second before he’s saying, “Tell me when and where—I’m coming too.”]

Or,

A road trip AU featuring two teenage disasters, abusing Ozai’s credit card, and A Lot Of Sea Lions.

EXCERPT

The next motel room (after three nights of sleeping on Zuko’s folded down back seats at truck stops and waking up every morning, somehow, curled up around each other like cats) has two beds. Only one of them ends up being used, because Sokka falls asleep playing Animal Crossing on Zuko’s bed while he looks over a physical map like the fucking nerd he is. Sokka wakes up the next morning plastered to Zuko’s back and with his Switch carefully set aside on the nightstand, and then says nothing more about it.

If every room after that contains just one bed, that’s nobody’s business and nobody’s asking.

Dad keeps asking when he’s coming home, and Sokka is running out of ways to say that he doesn’t know.

He’s also running out of ways to tell himself that it’s all for Zuko’s sake, because now it feels like a lie.

MY COMMENTS

The blueprint for every other roadtrip au fics, I said what I said. Mass Time Acceleration is definitely a fic that I remember from the top of my head and will forever be one of the first fics I’ll recommend when someone asks for Zukka fics. This fic just covers Zuko and Sokka’s dynamic so well along with Sokka’s pining for his best friend. Sokka is a bisexual disaster and this fic just fleshes out said well known fact. This fic is just iconic and I know a lot of people have read and for all the good reasons as well.

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Amateur Theatrics [Podfic]

[“Draw a portrait, Sparky,” she says, “It’ll last longer.”

Zuko does not draw a portrait. Zuko gets up and disappears to wherever he’s been sleeping (alone and far away, like he’s hiding, even though sound carries too well in this temple for him to keep his screaming nightmares to himself), and Toph thinks for a moment that she’s run him off. She hasn’t run him off.

Zuko returns in a matter of minutes, holding what’s clearly a book in his hands.

“Hasn’t…” he begins, anxious without fail every time he brings attention to himself, “Hasn’t anyone ever read to you?”]

Or,

Toph thinks books are stupid. Zuko disagrees.

An Avatar: the Last Airbender fanfic by @sword-and-stars, read by Rionaa

Listen to it on AO3!

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Sokka/Zuko (Avatar) Characters: Zuko (Avatar), Sokka (Avatar) Additional Tags: Throne Sex, Body Worship, Praise Kink, Dirty Talk, Caretaking, zuko has a problem and that problem is that no one will get off his ass, so sokka will have to get on it instead, not that he’s complaining much, or at all, the care and keeping of your fire lord, it’s all fun and games til the pet names come out, then it’s amazing, calling the fire lord sweetheart, Porn with Feelings, so many feelings, and yet no plot at all to be found, real talk y’all this is filth, shameless filth Summary:

“I’m gonna make a suggestion here, and you can tell me where I can shove it if you don’t like it. I’m going to undress you, and then I’m going to blow you, on my knees with you in this throne. And then I’m going to fuck you in it until you can’t even remember your own name. Does that sound good, Your Majesty?”

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Sokka/Zuko (Avatar) Characters: Zuko (Avatar), Sokka (Avatar) Additional Tags: this is soft garbage with no plot, tons of smut tho, Porn with Feelings, Established Relationship, Top!Sokka, Bottom!Zuko, Mild Kink, mild power dynamics, Physical Restraints, Dirty Talk, Praise Kink, Caretaking, Hands Free Orgasm, Enthusiastic Consent, Kink Negotiation, potentially excessive mid-coital check-ins, sokka’s filthy disgusting mouth, we’re all still full of feelings, zuko is still trying to figure out how to be people, the softest and sweetest fire lord Summary:

[“I just—“ Zuko begins, cuts himself off, opens his mouth to try again.

Nothing comes out, and Sokka gives him a full-body squeeze to encourage him.

“Maybe next time, you could, uh…”

“Yes?”

Rushing him does nothing but make him shut down, Sokka’s learned the hard way. Patience isn’t something that comes naturally, but it’s something that he’s learning, just like Zuko’s slowly learning to communicate.

“Maybe next time, I want you to, uh, hold me down.”]

Or,

Zuko learns to use his words.